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New mayor harbors some misplaced priorities (Letter)

Chambersburg Public Opinion

Updated:
01/14/2014 03:41:22 PM EST

On the front page of the Jan. 8 Public Opinion, Mr. Darren Brown, the new Chambersburg mayor, is quoted saying that "the right of people to bear arms should not be infringed," words which may have been very inspiring in 1771.

But this is 2014. On that day's opinion page, I saw three letters to the editor from readers discussing Women in Need, the organization which helps women who are victim of sexual or physical abuse; also public schools as preferable to charter schools; and the Affordable Care Act. These are some of the issues relevant at the moment. The "enemies" on this soil disappeared long ago.

The coalition Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which Mr. Brown so easily discards, simply supports more gun control in the hope of avoiding future shootings such as the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Does Mr. Brown understand that guns can bring much pleasure as well as much sorrow?